Veterinary instrument.



C. J. KORINEK.

VETERINARY INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATIONIFILED FEB. 4, 1914. RENEWED JAN. 20, 1915.

Patented June 8, 1915.

WITNESSES TEE srar- PAT N1 orrrc I CHARLES J. KOBINEK, OIE MEDFORD, oREeon, CASSIGNORTIO KoEINEK VETERINARY REMEDY COMPANY, or MEDFORD, OREGON.

VETERINARY INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June a, .1915.

Application filed February 4, 1914, Serial No. 816,606.. Renewed J'anuary20, 1915.- Serial a... 3,376;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. KQRINEK,

i called balling irons or capsule guns which are instruments employed in administering medicine, in solid form or in capsules, to

horses or horned cattle, by the mouth, the same being so constructed and made of such length that the medicine may be placed in the posterior part of the animals mouth, so that it will be swallowed without mastication. Such instruments have generally been made entirely of iron, andare thus heavy, cumbersome, and diflicult to use, besides being objectionable for'other reasons.

I have devised an improvement in instruments of this type, as hereinafter described with reference to accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side view of the instrument, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof, illustrating the construction of the cup or cylindrical medicine-holder, and its attachment to the tubular handle. i

The longitudinal, tubular body or handle 1 of the instrument is constructed of wood for sake of lightness and ease of manipulation. One end of the handle is reduced and provided with a shoulder 2, as shown best in'Fig. 3, and, upon the cylindrical tenon thus formed there is fitted .an openend cylinder 3, the partsbeing detachably, secured together by means of a screw 4, as: shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This cylinder constitutes a' so-called cup or medicineholder, and aplunger consisting of a flat, circular head 5, and a metal rod 6, is arranged to slide in said cylinder and handle. The outer end of the rod is provided with a loop 7, which serves as a handle for operating it. The head 5 of the plunger fits loosely in the cylinder 3 and is adapted to slide therein to the extent indicated by full 7 and dotted lines in Fig. 2. Thus,'when the head 5 is drawn back against the end of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents,

handle tenon, the entire front portion bfthe holder is left free for reception of medicine in solid. form or inclosedin a capsule.

With the medicine so inserted, the instrument 1s manipulated to project the cylinder into the posterior portion i of the animals mouth, and'then the rod 6 is slid forward 1n the handle 1, so that thehead 5 forces the a medicine out of the cylinder and into the animals mouth. It will be seen that the handle proper 7 of the plunger 6, comes incontact with the outer end of the handle 1,

so as tolimit the sliding movement of the head, 5, and thus prevent it being projected from the end of the cylinder 3. The end of the plunger adjacent to the disk head 5 is constructed in a flat coil to which the said head .is secured, as shown. This coil comes in contact with the end of the handle when the plunger is drawn back, as shown in Fig.

2. It is apparent thatin constructing the implement the head 5 is first attached to the coil and the handle loop 7 is formed after the body of the plunger has been run through the bore in the wooden handle 1. The coil and the handle loop thus constitute 1 stops for the plunger, limiting its movement in both directions. light and duly rigid material having some The latter is made of elasticity, so that it is not liable to injure-the mouth. or teeth of the horse or other animal, in administering medicine. The material I preferably employ'is vulcanized fiber which combines all the qualities required. 'It being made easily detachable from the handle .1, it maybe readily removed and another substituted whenever required. V e

Iclaim:

- 7 The'improved veterinary instrument comprising a bored handle, a tubular med c ne I holder applied to said handle,'and a plunger formed of a disk head adapted to slide in the medicine holder, and a rod having at one end a fiat integral coil to which said head is secured, andat the other end an in- Y Washington, D. G. V Y 

